Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

John Cleveland

Male 1714 - 1778  (64 years)


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  • Name John Cleveland 
    Birth 31 Jul 1714  Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Nov 1778  Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I27930  Tree1
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

    Father Alexander Cleveland,   b. 31 Jul 1667, Gloucester County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Mary Presley,   b. 1675, St. Stephen's Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1694  Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5080  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Coffey,   b. Abt 1714, St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1778, Blue Run, Orange County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Marriage 20 Apr 1734  Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F18432  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
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      1778-1801 Orange County, Virginia Will Book 3: Antient Press]; Page 1
      Will of JOHN CLEAVELAND. of Orange County Imprimis
      I give to my daughter, Mary Franklin, one shilling Sterling
      to my son, Benjamin Cleaveland, one shilling Sterling ..
      to my son, John Cleaveland, one shilling Sterling ..
      to my daughter, Betty Claspey, one shilling Sterling ..
      to my son, Robert Cleaveland, one shilling Sterling ..
      to my son, Reuben Cleaveland, deed, one shilling Sterling ..
      to my son, Jeremiah Cleaveland, one shilling Sterling ..
      to my daughter, Patty Smith, the land whereon I now live during her natural life or as long as she should continue to live on the said land. If she should decease or move away from the said land, I charge my executor with the sale of the said land and the money to be equally divided between Betty Smith and Austin, my two grandchildren ..
      I give to William Goodall, the colt referred to above and unto my friend, Bartlett Bennett, whom I make my sole executor have hereunto set my hand and seal the first day of November 1778.
      Witnesses (signed)
      Bartlett Bennett John Cleaveland
      Sarah (her mark) Smith
      Mary (her mark) Smith.
      At a court held for Orange County at the courthouse Thursday the 26th of November 1778 .. presented into court by Bartlett Bennett .. proved by the oaths of Sarah Smith and Mary Smith
      William Buckner and William Webb securities ... bond in the penalty of one thousand pounds.
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      1734-1737 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 1; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 13-16.
      7-18 March 1734 [1735]. Rice Curtis Senr. of Spotsylvania County, Gent., to John Cleveland of same, planter. Lease and release; 2000 pounds of tobacco. 100 acres on the branches of Blew Run and adjoining the lands of Thomas Chew, Alexander Cleveland junr. and Hancock Lee, part of a patent for 1600 acres taken up by Thomas Chew and by him sold to Mr. Rice Curtis Senr. and by said Rice Curtis sold to John Cleveland ... corner to Alexander Cleveland ... corner to Mr. Hancock Lee ...
      Rice Curtis
      Wit: John Thorpe, Thos. Merry, Grace (X) Cleveland. 20 May 1735. Acknowledged by Rice Curtis, Senr.
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      1759-1765 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 13; [Antient Press]; Page 455-456
      Indenture 6 Feb 1764 between LAWRENCE FRANKLYN SENR., and MARY, his wife, of Orange County, and BERNARD FRANKLYN, Leather breeches maker of County of Albemarle .. for £25 .. sell tract
      in Orange County patented by Lawrence Franklyn and contained 400 acres, 100 thereof sold to Alexander Cleveland Senr., and 100 to Benja. Franklyn, and the other 200 now to Bernard Franklyn
      Witnesses: Lawrence (X) Franklyn
      Elizabeth Cleaveland, Mary (X) Franklyn
      Betty Cleaveland, Anne Franklyn,
      George Franklyn, John Cleaveland, W. Coursey.
      Recorded Orange County 23rd August 1764.

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      1772-1778 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 16; [Antient Press]; Page 217-218
      Indenture 1 Aug 1773 between DAVID BRUCE and HONORIOUS, and CLEVELAND COFFEY .. for £5 .. sell 5 acres on county line joining Mrs. Salley Brooke, dec'd ... Rippin
      Presence: James Walker, Thos. Barbour, David (X) Bruce
      Ben Johnson, Edward Deering
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      The Virginia Genealogist Volume 33, 1989 [John Frederick Dorman] Page 25
      1775-1803 British Mercantile Claims
      Reports on sundry claims, 12 Nov. 1800: [Page 111]
      John Cleveland, Albemarle. £12 . 7.3, Wm. Cunningham & Co. (Fredericksburg Store). He died in Orange in 1774 and left a moderate estate. His acting executor is Bartlett Bennett, now of the same county. John Cleveland on his death bed desired that this debt might be paid and the executor as soon as he could raise any money from the estate went down to Fredericksburg to pay it, but ould find no person to receive it. He has never had any application for payment and has given up nearly all the estat e to the legatees but says he will pay the debt with interest , except during the war, as soon as possible

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